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Applecado Smoothie Recipe

Applecado Smoothie

May 15, 2012     Keeper of the Home    24 Comments

My 4 year old son’s favorite fruit is an apple, he literally eats one every day. Apples are easy for snacks by themselves or even with a dollop of peanut butter.

It never occurred to me to put an apple in a smoothie until recently, so I decided to add 2 ingredients I had never added before into this recipe, an apple and avocado.

Avocados are good for your heart, are a great healthy fat, and are anti-inflammatory so adding these to smoothies are great for you and your kids and now that avocados are in season making them cheaper, it would be a great time to start making this delicious smoothie!

Applecado Ingredients

Applecado Smoothie Recipe
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Applecado Smoothie Recipe

Course: Beverage
Author: Ann Timm

Ingredients

  • 1 organic apple any variety
  • 1/2 ripe avocado
  • 1/2 organic apple juice
  • 3/4 cup crushed ice
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions

  • Core and slice apple, leave skins on if you wish.
  • Scoop out half of an avocado with a spoon (and save rest to make some guacamole, which is so simple, just mix with 1/2 cup of salsa).
  • Add all ingredients into a blender until smooth. To add a bit of sweetness add some raw honey.
  • Makes 1-3 servings, depending how much you want.
  • Enjoy! Your kid's will never know what they're drinking is healthy!

What are your favorite uses for avocados? And do you have any unique, “top secret” ingredients that you like to use in smoothies?

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  1. Susan

    May 15, 2012 at 3:53 AM

    This sounds & looks delish!! Always looking for ways to use avocado that will pass my family’s approval!! Thanks for sharing this!

    Reply
    • Rachel @ day2day joys

      May 23, 2012 at 7:55 PM

      Susan, I hope you family LOVES it!

      Reply
  2. [email protected]

    May 15, 2012 at 4:37 AM

    This smoothie looks absolutely delicious, Rachel! I can’t wait to try it! We almost always have apples in hand (my girls love them!) & we eat lots of avocados as well. In fact, “avocado” is my 18 month old’s latest word! Haha! I actually just tried an avocado in a smoothie last week…I made Anne of Quick & Easy, Cheap & Healthy’s chococado smoothie! It was very similar to a chocolate milkshake & soooo yummy! I can’t wait to try this one, too!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Rachel @ day2day joys

      May 23, 2012 at 7:54 PM

      I want to make Anne’s Chococado smoothie too! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Nicole

    May 15, 2012 at 8:24 AM

    That sounds like an interesting combination!

    Reply
    • Rachel @ day2day joys

      May 23, 2012 at 7:52 PM

      I hope you like it, let me know how it turns out Nicole!

      Reply
  4. Cammie

    May 15, 2012 at 6:26 AM

    Yumm – thanks for the recipe
    My favorite ways to eat avocado are guacamole (of course) and mixing avocado with a little mayo and tuna – so good.

    I just recently had some cantaloupe that needed to be eaten so I used it to sweeten my green smoothie. It was delicious.

    Reply
    • Rachel @ day2day joys

      May 23, 2012 at 7:53 PM

      Cammie, I too LOVE guacamole! That’s great what ya didi with the canteloupe, no wasting that way!

      Reply
  5. [email protected]

    May 15, 2012 at 7:49 AM

    Yum! I often eat half an avocado for lunch, so this would be the perfect way to use the other half – a little after school snack for the kids!

    Reply
    • Rachel @ day2day joys

      May 23, 2012 at 7:52 PM

      Yes, I often do that, hope your kiddos love it!

      Reply
  6. Mindy @ The Purposed Heart

    May 15, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    I can’t wait to try this, Rachel! My son LOVES apples too, and he gets so excited when he sees me making smoothies 🙂 So I know that he will love this!

    Reply
    • Rachel @ day2day joys

      May 23, 2012 at 7:51 PM

      I know he will, maybe one day you guys can come over and we can make them!

      Reply
  7. Katie

    May 15, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    I just ate chicken salad using avocado as the “mayo”. It was delicious! It had chopped egg, diced onion, lemon juice and diced red peppers.

    Reply
    • Rachel @ day2day joys

      May 23, 2012 at 7:50 PM

      Katie, how clever! I think I want to try that!

      Reply
  8. Anna

    May 15, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    Well, greens aren’t a secret ingredients, are thy ;). I love greens (spinach, kale, swiss chard) in my smoothies. I try to grow lots now and freeze them for the winter smoothies.

    Reply
    • Rachel @ day2day joys

      May 23, 2012 at 7:50 PM

      Anna, we love adding greens too!

      Reply
  9. Jamie @afamilieslove

    May 15, 2012 at 6:37 PM

    Not super fond of avocados, but my fave sneaky items in a smoothie is peanut butter and oatmeal along with the spinach. The peanut butter does not aadd flavor too much, but adds protein and filling, and with the uncooked oatmeal is kind of like a granola bar smoothie, yummy!! Hubby likes to add a bit of coffee to his smoothie too, just for fun!! I also add my kids lemon swirl fish oil to the smoothie and chia seeds, for a lemon poppyseed type of smoothie, I just blogged about it recently, it was great!

    Reply
    • Rachel @ day2day joys

      May 23, 2012 at 7:49 PM

      Jamie, You should try the avacados in smoothies, you can’t really taste it! Your lemon poppyseed smoothie sounds delightful…. yum!

      Reply
  10. mrs.iHB @ iheartbudgets.net

    May 15, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    this looks yummy!! gotta stock up on Avocados! Haven’t thrown any avocados in my blendtec yet 🙂

    Reply
    • Rachel @ day2day joys

      May 23, 2012 at 7:46 PM

      We do too right now! Think I’m gonna have one for breakfast!

      Reply
  11. Anne @ Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy

    May 16, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    I will have to give this one a try, as my son loves both apples and avocados!

    Reply
    • Rachel @ day2day joys

      May 23, 2012 at 7:44 PM

      Anne, I hope your son’s LOVES it!

      Reply
  12. Amanda

    March 26, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    Yum! I’m guessing that’s 1/2 cup of juice? I would probably add a bit of cinnamon to this for extra flavor. 🙂 My favorite sneaky ingredient in smoothies is spinach, and sometimes wheat germ or chia seeds.

    Reply
  13. Sandy

    April 7, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    I just made this with frozen cherries instead of ice, and line because I had no lemons, and it is the best thing I’ve had in a while! The kids are gulping it down!

    Reply

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